The purpose of this systematic literature review is to explore the area of digital Game-Based Learning (GBL) for students with intellectual disabilities as a tool that enables positive impact on learning and mastering specific skills in order to make recommendations for future research. Twenty-one studies were selected from different databases. The results showed that the most common type of game was serious game, and the most common used technology was PC with additional equipment, but tablets were also often used. In addition, the studies were more focused on the development of cognitive abilities rather than of adaptive skills.

The aim of this paper is to provide guidelines for reflection and improvement of transversal competences of teachers in the field of self-regulation, education for sustainable development and inclusion in the context of their continuing professional development. Also, the moderatory effect of personality based on literature analysis and insight into empirical results will be demonstrated. Teachers’ reputation determines the framework of their professional development and is strongly influenced by social challenges, globalization, integration, sustainability, technological development, etc. In addition, a strongly biologically determined teacher’s personality significantly moderates the relationship of their professional development and transversal competences. Transversal competences are recognized as the teachers’ important skills in their organization of the teaching and learning process and their professional development, as well as in the process of them teaching these competences to their students. “Learning to learn” is recognized as the key lifelong learning competence in the European policy documents and the environmental and sustainability issues are some of the most common transversal themes of the general education curricula. The focus on the transversal competences is relatively new in education policies and has emerged as a reaction to the increased professional demands for a response to current educational needs of all students in inclusive environments. Analysis of transversal competences in the aforementioned three fields and their connection to personality traits will contribute to new knowledge regarding the teachers’ professional education. Therefore, this paper will present the theoretical frameworks of the complex relationship between the teachers’ reputation, personality and transversal competences in the light of the contemporary educational contexts.

Teškoće pri zapošljavanju i radu osoba s intelektualnim teškoćama

Numerous studies in different science fields have examined the various aspects of educational interventions designed to facilitate learning outcomes in students with dyslexia. The aim of this study was to present an overview of empirical research related to interventions aimed at primary school students with dyslexia. Mapping was conducted to identify studies on this topic published from 2015 to 2019 and included in the Scopus database. The descriptive data from 57 studies were analyzed to present a classification scheme of research design, type of educational intervention, implementation of technology in educational interventions, and aim of the intervention. The results indicated an increasing trend in the last 5 years in the publication of papers in researched areas related to educational interventions for students with dyslexia, with uneven representation among countries. The analyzed empirical studies were mostly analytic, using different designs, with a slightly higher prevalence of (quasi) experimental versus descriptive designs. As expected, the goal of most educational interventions was directed toward the development of (pre)reading skills, with a wider prevalence of structured language-based programs, followed by software specialized to support learning, whereas adaptations of instructional materials and innovative information and communication technology (ICT) were less used. Mapping indicated the frequent use of ICT in all educational interventions, and more evidence is needed for complex rigorous experimental designs and interventions related to teaching in the classroom, as well as interventions aimed at facilitating the self-regulation of students with dyslexia.

Prilagodba na studij s obzirom na neka obilježja studenata s invaliditetom

Učiteljeva spremnost prihvaćanja učenika s teškoćama ključna je za uspješno edukacijsko uključivanje u redovan obrazovni sustav. Prethodnim istraživanjima utvrđeno je da su odgajatelji u vrtićima i osnovnim školama bolje involvirani u proces uključivanja kada izražavaju povoljnije stavove prema djeci s teškoćama. Ciljevi rada utvrdili su (1) stavove odgajatelja i učitelja prema inkluziji djece i učenika s oštećenjem sluha, (2) povezanost između stavova i dobi, duljine stručnog staža i samoprocijenjene kompetentnosti za rad s učenicima s oštećenjem sluha (3) razlike u stavovima u odnosu na poznavanje zakonske regulative, radno mjesto (odgajatelj/učitelj) i izjave učitelja o slušanju kolegija o inkluzivnom odgoju i obrazovanja tijekom studija. Sudjelovala su 203 ispitanika iz Rijeke od kojih su 102 (50.2%) odgajatelji u vrtiću, dok je 101 (49.8%) učitelj u osnovnoj školi. Upitnikom su mjereni stavovi odgajatelja i učitelja prema uključivanju djece i učenika s oštećenjem sluha. Faktorskom analizom utvrđena je konstruktna valjanost i pouzdanost četiri dimenzije dizajnirane skale stavova prema uključivanju djece i učenika oštećenoga sluha, dok su hipoteze testirane deskriptivnom, korelacijskom i diferencijalnom neparametrijskom statistikom. Odgajatelji i učitelji uglavnom iskazuju povoljne stavove prema socijalizacijskoj dobrobiti uključivanja djece i učenika s oštećenjem sluha, značaju podrške edukacijskog rehabilitatora i stručne službe za njihovo uspješno uključivanje i ne podržavaju posebne oblike školovanja za ovu djecu i učenike. Dob, duljina stručnog staža i upoznatost s legislativom nisu relevantni, a izjava da su imali kolegij o djeci/učenicima s posebnim odgojno-obrazovnim potrebama u studijskom programu relevantna je za stavove sudionika istraživanja. Odgajatelji iskazuju povoljnije stavove od učitelja. Nalazi jasno ukazuju na potrebu opsežnijeg osposobljavanja učitelja i odgajatelja tijekom inicijalnog obrazovanja za rad s djecom i učenicima s oštećenjem sluha, kao i potrebu učitelja za stručnom podrškom.